The 25 worst movies of 2016, according to critics

"Independence Day: Resurgence." Fox As Hollywood is in the midst of another award season — when studios and publicists are hard at work touting the best movies of the year — deep in the bowls of review aggregator Metacritic, you can find something different: the movies with the dishonor of getting the worst reviews of the year.

From blockbuster duds like "Independence Day: Resurgence" and "Warcraft" to indie misses like "Man Down" and "The Sea of Trees," plus the epically bad A-list romantic comedy "Mother's Day," there are some movies this year that the critics really, really didn't like.

Here are the 25 worst-reviewed movies of 2016 according to critics' scores on Metacritic:

21. "The Divergent Series: Allegiant"

What a critic said: "But above all of the tiresome, poorly constructed mythology, nonexistent stakes, and presentation of subtext as text, 'Allegiant''s greatest sin is its total contempt for its viewers." — The Film Stage

18. "Warcraft"

What a critic said: "This is truly a depressing experience. It's rare to feel such pity for a major studio movie, but watching "Warcraft" bend over backwards to set up a sequel is like watching a desperate paramedic apply CPR to someone who's clearly been dead for hours. He's gone. He's gone. Let it go." — Indiewire

14. "London Has Fallen"

What a critic said: "The action never stops once the first car bomb is triggered, but the second half of 'London Has Fallen' takes place mostly in the dark, where nobody can see the budget." — The Village Voice